I had booked a flight out of Raleigh to fly to Dallas, TX, for Monday. I booked because I needed to be in Arlington before noon CDT.
How many travel sucks can I fit in one post? Let's count.
1.
The day before, I get a message from my friendly airline that my flight has been cancelled. I called to re-book, but the new flight would arrive an hour later. Cue message to Project Manager. Also, instead of going from Raleigh to Dallas through Dulles airport near DC, I had to go through O'Hare Airport in Chicago, IL.
2.
I make it to the new flight on time. However, due to a thunderstorm in Raleigh, the ground crew was not allowed outside. Cue a 30 minute delay until it was safe enough to get the plane away from the gate. Add another 20 minutes to the flight time because the plane had to avoid more storms along the way to Chicago.
3.
Thankfully, my connecting flight was delayed so we can make our connections. Unfortunately, when we were supposed to take off, we found out the crew hasn't shown up, yet. Tack on another 30. Cue another message to PM.
4.
After we finally leave the gate, we have to wait another 30 minutes to take off.
5.
Finally, after landing in Dallas, I try to pick up my rental after booking it 3 weeks prior. The counter people send me to a booth outside. The guy sends me back to the counter. Since I didn't belong with their loyalty program, the guy at the counter asks for two government issued forms of identification. I only had one with me. They refused to rent me a car. I had to rent from another company.
I was supposed to arrive before noon. I arrived just after 2 pm. Thankfully, the branch was small so the initial data transfer didn't take long.
I found out later that Chicago's O'Hare airport has a terrible reputation with on-time flights.
How many travel sucks can I fit in one post? Let's count.
1.
The day before, I get a message from my friendly airline that my flight has been cancelled. I called to re-book, but the new flight would arrive an hour later. Cue message to Project Manager. Also, instead of going from Raleigh to Dallas through Dulles airport near DC, I had to go through O'Hare Airport in Chicago, IL.
2.
I make it to the new flight on time. However, due to a thunderstorm in Raleigh, the ground crew was not allowed outside. Cue a 30 minute delay until it was safe enough to get the plane away from the gate. Add another 20 minutes to the flight time because the plane had to avoid more storms along the way to Chicago.
3.
Thankfully, my connecting flight was delayed so we can make our connections. Unfortunately, when we were supposed to take off, we found out the crew hasn't shown up, yet. Tack on another 30. Cue another message to PM.
4.
After we finally leave the gate, we have to wait another 30 minutes to take off.
5.
Finally, after landing in Dallas, I try to pick up my rental after booking it 3 weeks prior. The counter people send me to a booth outside. The guy sends me back to the counter. Since I didn't belong with their loyalty program, the guy at the counter asks for two government issued forms of identification. I only had one with me. They refused to rent me a car. I had to rent from another company.
I was supposed to arrive before noon. I arrived just after 2 pm. Thankfully, the branch was small so the initial data transfer didn't take long.
I found out later that Chicago's O'Hare airport has a terrible reputation with on-time flights.
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